[mythtv-users] Odds of Linux CableCARD support?

[Jeff Simpson]

On 4/6/06, Ian Forde <ian at duckland.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 18:57 +0100, Steve Daniels wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Dewey Smolka
> > > Sent: 06 April 2006 18:22
> > > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Odds of Linux CableCARD support?
> > >
> > > The few screenshots in the brochure look an awful lot like the Myth
> > > OSD. There is no mention of what software is driving this.
> > >
> > > http://www.vwbinc.com/pdf/MR5000%20Brochure%205-10%20web.pdf
> >
> > I can't see it not being Myth!
> >
> > So now, time to ask them to hand over all the source code for that box >:-D
>
> If it's really myth, and they've modified mythbackend to have cablecard
> support, then there may be GPL issues involved.  If the cablecard
> support is in a binary module, however, and mythbackend has hooks to
> speak to that binary module, then all they would have to provide
> (subject to the terms of the GPL version involved) would be the
> modifications to mythbackend, not the source to said binary module...
> Either way, it's probably worth someone contacting them to find out the
> real story...

http://forums.freytechnologies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12495&highlight=mediaready+5000

According to that link, the MediaReady device runs SageTV for Linux!

Coincidentally, SageTV only had a windows version until recently,
where they just "All of a Sudden" had a linux version. I haven't seen
any screenshots of the linux version, but I have the feeling that it
will look a lot more like myth than Sage for windows...

 - Jeff